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When working with Git, you might encounter a situation where you need to edit a commit message. There are number of reasons why you would want to make the change, such as fixing a typo, removing sensitive information, or adding additional information.

There are many reasons why a Root password may be lost or forgotten. In business settings it may be as simple as the administrator no longer works for the company.

The echo command may seem like a useless command, but under the hood it's surprisingly useful. Here are some ways to make use of the echo command in Linux.

The release of Fedora 31 drops the 32-bit i686 kernel, and as a result bootable images. While there may be users out there who still have hardware which will not work with the 64-bit x86_64 kernel, there are very few. However, this article gives you the whole story behind the change, and what 32-bit material […]

Prioritize applications’ CPU and IO scheduling is a good way to improve performance on what really matters. This can be actioned per command with nice and ionice commands, but there’s a better way. Ananicy is a shell daemon created to manage processes’ IO and CPU priorities, with community-driven set of rules for popular applications.

Imagine not having access to a software's source code but still being able to understand how the software is implemented, find vulnerabilities in it, and—better yet—fix the bugs. All of this in binary form. It sounds like having superpowers, doesn't it? You, too, can possess such superpowers, and the GNU binary utilities (binutils) are a good starting point. The GNU binutils are a collection of binary tools that are installed by default on all Linux distributions. read more

Remarks on Richard Stallman, whose signature now emphasises that he founded the FSF and probably belongs back in its board

From all the web servers available, the Apache Web Server is probably one of the most popular ones.

Developed by the Apache Foundation, Apache is so popular that it runs 70% of all the webservers online.

Virage GNU/Linux is a new spanish distro speciallized and optimized for audio/video works

Virage GNU/Linux is 100% based on the stable branch of Devuan (A Debian fork without systemd) and uses the same repositories to mantain stability and coherence bring on Devuan.

Commell’s Linux-friendly “LP-178” Pico-ITX board features Intel’s Whiskey Lake-UE CPUs at up to 4.4GHz turbo and offers up to 16GB DDR4, triple displays, SATA III, 2x GbE, and 2x 10Gbps USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports. Commell announced the first Pico-ITX board we’ve seen based on Intel’s 8th Gen “Whiskey Lake” U- or 10-year available UE-series […]

IT leaders implementing AI will encounter fears – many of them well-founded. The trick is to focus on these real-world concerns, not the time-traveling robot assassins

The Flatpak Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework has been updated today to version 1.5, a major release that introduces many improvements and new features.

GlassFish is a light-weight application server and supports different Java-based technologies like Enterprise JavaBeans, JPA, JavaServer Faces, JMS, and many more. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install GlassFish on Debian 10 with Nginx as a reverse proxy.

So I download the table "blahblahblah.csv" for data auditing. Muttering a quick prayer to MIME, the goddess of file formats, I open the table. Yes! Despite the ".csv" filename suffix, the table is actually tab-separated, not comma-separated. Once again I've escaped the dreaded Curse of the CSV Monster. But did I have to actually open the file to check the format?

A WiFi connection is a common issue that can be either a software or a hardware issue. In Ubuntu, the NetworkManager makes the connection to wifi without you having to perform any manual task. At times however unexpected things might occur and you will have to configure or adjust the connection settings by yourself.

The first acquaintance with Linux is not always successful. Beginners are scared away by the fact that this operating system has thousands of modifications. Therefore, it is confusing and inconvenient to use. We will try to be impartial and tell you about the most essential facts, dot the i's and find out what is true and what is false.

Whether you are new to Kubernetes or are regarded as an expert, our new eBook is for you. In Getting started with Kubernetes, author Scott McCarty makes the business case for Kubernetes and lays the groundwork for implementation. Before digging into the logistics (pun intended), McCarty provides readers with a relatable analogy: Kubernetes is a dump truck. 

Docker is a software development platform which makes it easy and simple to run applications in a container. It’s a kind of virtualization technology that makes it simple to develop and deploy applications inside of neatly packaged virtual containerized environments. Docker containers can be deployed to any machine without any compatibility issues, so the software stays system agnostic, simpler to use, less work to develop, and easy to maintain and deploy. Let’s begin the installation. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Docker on a CentOS 7 VPS.

Who doesn't like a good read? Instead of frittering away your time on social media or a messaging app, you can enjoy a book, magazine, or another document on your Android-powered phone or tablet. To do that, all you need is the right eBook reader app. So let's take a look at four solid, open source eBook readers for Android. read more

2DayGeek: There are 21 commands listed in this article, allowing users to verify that the Linux system configuration and hardware information.